"Healthy adherer" effect
Psychosocial communication
Expanded biomedical communications
Compliance or adherence
Creative non-adherence
Active-passive model
Multilevel explanations
Narrowly biomedical communication
Mutual-participation model
Non-adherence
Medical jargon
Guidance-cooperation model
Biopsychosocial communication
Consumerist communication
Non-discrepant responses
Greater adherence to health-promoting behaviours, such as medication adherence, is indicative of overall healthy behaviour
A patient's intentional modifying or supplementing of a recommended treatment regimen
Suggests that biological, psychological, and social factors are all involved in any given state of health or illness
The use of the physician as a consultant who answers questions rather than by asking them
Communication in which the patient seeks advice from their physician and answers the questions that are asked, but the physician is responsible for determining the diagnosis and treatment
The degree to which patients carry out the behaviours and treatments that physicians and other health professionals recommend
Explanations that use medical jargon followed by further explanation using everyday language
Health care model in which the physician and patient make joint decisions about every aspect of care
Physician responds to the patient's questions using the same sophistication of vocabulary that the patient uses
Includes numerous closed-ended medical questions and moderate levels of biomedical and psychosocial exchange between physician and patient
Characterized mainly by biomedical talk, closed-ended medical questions, and very little discussion of psychosocial issues
Includes substantial psychosocial exchange between physician and patient
Technical language used by a physician that is sometimes unintelligible to the patient
Situation in which patients are unable to participate in their care or to make decisions because of their medical condition
Failure to follow the advice of a health professional
